Daily Diversion: Chicago lightning storms
Cool time lapse video of lightning hitting the three tallest buildings in Chicago.
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Daily Diversion: Awareness test
There’s a lesson for journalists somewhere in this video …
Daily Diversion: Scoops Callahan
Scoops Callahan is the bees knees who knows his onions.
Daily Show rips Apple over Gizmodo raid
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Daily Diversion: Different tastes at Brown Coffee Co. with Aaron Blanco
I wish I could embed aroma in our video about Brown Coffee Co., where owner Aaron Blanco has created a following by unlocking the pungent, fruity flavors of the coffee bean. Aaron is going to compete in a national barista contest, and Express-News Reporter Brian Chasnoff wrote a nice feature story about Blanco’s approach to … Read more
How will end of print journalism affect old loons who hoard newspapers?
God, I love the Onion.
Offer for free Caribbean cruise getaway not so free
Ever wonder what happens when you get a telemarketing offer that seems too good to be true, but instead of hanging up, you stay on the line to learn the catch? I did. And in the process, I got to to know a wonderfully clever woman named Caroline, who went all “Glengarry Glen Ross” on … Read more
Daily Diversion: Urban cattle drive video
When you work a weekend shift at a newspaper, you never know what kind of story you’re going to cover. Some are kind of lame, but I liked this annual cattle drive on Houston Street in downtown San Antonio. Related:
Daily Diversion: Satisfy your smoke hunger
Check out this Chesterfield Cigarette ad published in the San Antonio Express newspaper in 1919: Chesterfields satisfy your smoke-hunger just as a drink of cold water satisfies your thirst. They go straight to your smoke-spot. Anita Baca, a photo editor at the Express-News, brought in a gigantic volume of aged, crinkly newspapers from 1919. The … Read more
Daily Diversion: My new baby!
Introducing Baby Pete Tedesco: 7 pounds, 1 ounce of total cuteness.